Teachers

Petition signed by 3,000 Iranian union activists protesting the violation of teachers' and workers' rights

As pressure on labor activists and teachers in Iran intensifies, three thousand union activists have signed a petition addressed to the…

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Hamedan Teachers' Association: The path of teachers' demands for rights will not be diverted by "scenario-making"

The Hamadan Teachers' Association issued a statement supporting the imprisoned teachers and protesting against the "filing of cases" against them, warning the authorities...

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Protests continue against the arrest of labor activists and teachers and the "building of cases" against them

Criticism from human rights, labor, teachers, and retiree organizations of the arrest of several labor activists and teachers on May 10th, and…

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Teachers' Union calls Iranian Broadcasting Corporation's report "smearing"

The Iranian Teachers' Union said in a statement that the Iranian Broadcasting Corporation's report on the arrest of two French citizens on charges of "contacting" union activists...

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Nationwide teachers' rally begins; security situation and at least two arrests in Tehran

As another nationwide gathering of teachers begins in several cities in Iran, reports of a security situation and the arrest of a number of…

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Criticism of the widespread wave of summons, intimidation, and arrests of teachers in Iran

The Secretary General of the Iranian Teachers Organization announced on Tuesday, May 10, that the wave of summons, intimidation, and arrests of educators has become more widespread.…

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Mansoureh Erfanian, a teacher union activist in Mashhad, was released.

On Thursday, May 5, Mansoureh Erfanian, a teacher union activist in Mashhad, was released. On Sunday, May 1, she was…

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Human Rights Watch to Iranian Authorities: Release Imprisoned Teachers “Immediately and Unconditionally”

Human Rights Watch issued a statement on Thursday, May 5, calling for the immediate and unconditional release of the detained teachers…

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